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The Xbox One is here, with powerful media features and more than two dozen launch games. We think it's the best big box for your living room, as you can see in our full review.

Part of the Xbox One's thrill, though, is that it fits into a larger Microsoft world. That includes the growing Windows Phone platform, which has been tied to Xbox Live for three years now. Load up your Windows Phone and you'll see your Xbox Live avatar. Play Windows Phone games, and you'll be able to accumulate Xbox Live achievements and points. And soon, Windows Phone will share Xbox downloadable and rental video, too.

Poke through the dozens of Xbox Live-compatible games in the Windows Phone store and you'll find some gems to attract anyone psyched about the Xbox One. Some of these games are spinoffs of existing Xbox titles, some are similar to Xbox titles, and some use the Xbox infrastructure for multiplayer gaming.

There are also a few utilities that any Windows Phone and Xbox owner should download ASAP. Xbox Smart Glass turns your Windows Phone into a remote control and secondary display for your Xbox, so it's invaluable. Xbox Extras lets you fool around with your avatar's clothing and features on your phone, good for a bit of fun.

Using Xbox One as a theme, here are ten Windows Phone games that Xbox owners shouldn't miss. Obviously, there are more good games for the platform than these. Suggest your favorites below.

Asphalt 7: Heat ($0.99)Asphalt 8 is already out for Windows Phone - we use it to test new devices - but Asphalt 7 is the one with the Xbox badge, integrating with Xbox Live for achievements and multiplayer mode. Both versions are great driving games. We reviewed Asphalt 7 for Android last year, and the Windows Phone version is even better thanks to being plumbed into the Xbox ecosystem.

Crimson Dragon: Side Story ($0.99)Crimson Dragon is one of the Xbox One launch titles - a flying shooter with a really, really ridiculous, complicated plot that made me keep thinking of Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern. If you enjoy this old-school, high-speed 3D aerial attack, you can drop a dollar for this side-scrolling version: same complicated backstory and configurable dragon attacks, just with much less 3D.

Glyder: Adventure Worlds ($0.99)As you might know, I have kind of a thing for nonviolent, all-ages games that don't have a greedy in-app purchase element. That's why I'm throwing this one in here as the kind of game I hope appears on consoles more often: a dreamy, nonviolent open-world flight game with a female protagonist that nonetheless has goals, levels, and challenges. All the real gamers reading this will hate me now. That's okay; just rename this story "9 games" and move on.

PCMag.com's lead mobile analyst, Sascha Segan, has reviewed hundreds of smartphones, tablets and other gadgets in more than 9 years with PCMag. He's the head of our Fastest Mobile Networks project, one of the hosts of the daily PCMag Live Web show and speaks frequently in mass media on cell-phone-related issues. His commentary has appeared on ABC, the BBC, the CBC, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and in newspapers from San Antonio, Texas to Edmonton, Alberta.
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